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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings
Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly
In UP’s Mosque Coverings, a New Chapter From The Hindutva Playbook Unfolds
Religious processions have often led to riots. But what is unfolding now is different: the nature of the mob, the digital afterlife of these processions and the state abandoning neutrality. Brace for more tarpaulin sheets.
Evolution of the Left [CPI (M)] approach towards Hindutva politics: A Reading of its own documents – Part 3
Building on the ideological clarity achieved at the 22nd...
Gelatin blast at Mecca Mosque in Beed district ahead of festival celebrations, two arrested under BNS 2023
Long-standing tradition of celebrating festivals together, with Ramzan and Gudi Padwa coinciding, comes to a sorry end with a blast caused by gelatin sticks severely damages the Mecca Mosque in Ardha Masla village; Vijay Rama Gavhane (22) and Sriram Ashok Sagde (24) arrested
Evolution of CPI(M)’s approach towards Hindutva Politics: A Reading of its own documents – Part 2
While attempting to comprehend how CPI (M)’s response towards...
Evolution of CPI(M)’s approach towards Hindutva Politics: A Reading of its own documents – Part 1
As the All India Conference (s) of leading Communist...
Unnao’s Mohammad Sharif Killing: A tale of grief, injustice, and systemic bias
Sharif’s family mourns his death after an alleged assault for resisting Holi colours, but instead of justice, they face an FIR. “We lost a loved one, yet police target us,” says Minhaz, Sharif’s brother-in-law, from court, filing petitions against Uttar Pradesh Police as outrage grows over victimization and a post-mortem citing cardiac arrest
The paradox of nationalism & Indian representation abroad: S. Jaishankar’s visit to my university
A student at the University College Dublin, positions his experience of the Indian external affairs minister recent visit to the country where he studies; the author sensitively probes the worrying dichotomy of unconcern with the situation back home that the majority Indian diaspora experiences, even as India and Indians falter on the human rights indices test
136 madrasas sealed, Uttarakhand CM Dhami now orders probe into funding
Government estimates suggest the state has around 450 registered madrasas and 500 operating without recognition
“It’s not Aurangzeb’s grave, but a plot to uproot Shivaji Maharaj’s valour!”
Muslims in Maharashtra, even during Shivaji Maharaj’s time, have stayed loyal to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and even today they still have faith in this land; the current controversy is only to re-establish Brahmical hegemony and take away from Shivaji’s unique valour
How communal unrest was stoked, misinformation & rumours ignited unrest in Nagpur
Nagpur, Maharashtra erupts in communal violence after Aurangzeb Tomb protest by VHP-Bajrang Dal which itself followed weeks of hate speeches, based on misinformation, around the issue: vehicles were torched, security forces attacked, and over 50 arrested amid heavy police deployment
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